Software Engineer II

Home Chef· Chicago, IL

Posted November 8, 2026

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Experience
1+ years
Pay
$125K – $140K per year
Education
Up to one year of post-high school training
Location
Chicago, IL
Work mode
On-site
Job type
Full-time

About this role

Home Chef is a meal solutions company selling online and in Kroger stores, and it also runs the ready-to-heat brand Tempo. This engineer builds features across its Rails and React stack, troubleshoots production issues and reviews teammates' code.

What you will do

  • Build features with Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL
  • Write React, JavaScript and CSS
  • Deploy in a Heroku environment
  • Build mobile features with React Native
  • Troubleshoot production errors and find root causes
  • Review teammates' code and give feedback
  • Contribute to roadmap and product discussions

What the employer expects

  • At least one year shipping production code
  • Built and shipped major features in Rails and/or React
  • Comfortable with GitHub and a code editor
  • Willing to respond to on-call events
  • SQL, Heroku and React Native are a plus

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
  • Paid holidays, sick time and vacation
  • 401k program
  • Flexible spending accounts

Skills

  • Ruby on Rails
  • PostgreSQL
  • React
  • JavaScript
  • CSS
  • Heroku
  • React Native
  • Git

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